HopAZ1, a type III effector of Pseudomonas amygdali pv. tabaci,induces a hypersensitive response in tobacco wildfire-resistant Nicotiana tabacum ‘N509’

Pseudomonas amygdali pv. tabaci (formerly Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci; Pta) is a gram-negative bacterium that causes bacterial wildfire disease in Nicotiana tabacum. The pathogen establishes infections by using a type III secretion system to inject type III effector proteins (T3Es) into cells, thereby interfering with the host__s immune system. To counteract the effectors, plants have evolved disease-resistance genes and mechanisms to induce strong resistance on effector recognition. By screening a series of Pta T3E-deficient mutants, we have identified HopAZ1 as the T3E that induces disease resistance in N. tabacum ‘N509’. Inoculation with the Pta ∆hopAZ1 mutant did not induce resistance to Pta in N509. We also found that the Pta ∆hopAZ1 mutant did not induce a hypersensitive response and promoted severe disease symptoms in N509. Furthermore, a C-terminal truncated HopAZ1 abolished HopAZ1-dependent cell death in N509. These results indicate that HopAZ1 is the avirulence factor that induces resistance to Pta by N509.     

The Current Status of Preclinical Endocrine Education in U.S. Medical Schools

ObjectiveTo characterize the current landscape of preclinical medical endocrine education in U.S. allopathic medical schools.MethodsU.S. endocrine curriculum directors were asked to voluntarily complete a 16-question email survey surveying the status of endocrine preclinical education at their medical school.ResultsSixty-nine of 155 (45%) endocrine block director respondents completed the online survey between July 2021 and September 2021. A larger incoming class, a longer duration of the endocrine curriculum, and the offering of a separate endocrine curriculum (ie apart from the teaching of other organ systems) were each independently associated with an increased number of faculty teaching the course. Schools that used a gland-/organ-based curriculum only and those that used a combination of gland-/organ-based curriculum with topic-based curriculum differed significantly in their use of large lectures, small groups, and several curriculum components, including point of care glucose testing, continuous glucose monitoring, and insulin pumps.ConclusionThis survey study reports the current landscape of preclinical endocrine education in the United States and describes opportunities to improve interest in pursuing endocrinology as a career.     

People versus machines: The impact of being in an automatable job on Australian worker’s mental health and life satisfaction

This study explores the effect on mental health and life satisfaction of working in an automatable job. We utilise an Australian panel dataset (HILDA), and take a fixed effects linear regression approach, to relate a person being in automatable work to proxies of their wellbeing. Overall, we find evidence that automatable work has a small, detrimental impact on the mental health and life satisfaction of workers within some industries, particularly those with higher levels of job automation risk, such as manufacturing. Furthermore, we find no strong trends to suggest that any particular demographic group is disproportionately impacted across industries. These findings are robust to a variety of specifications. We also find evidence of adaptation to these effects after one-year tenure on the job, indicating a limited role for firm policy.     

Improvement of glycine biosynthesis from one-carbon compounds and ammonia catalyzed by the glycine cleavage system in vitro

Glycine cleavage system (GCS) plays a central role in one-carbon (C1) metabolism and receives increasing interest as a core part of the recently proposed reductive glycine pathway (rGlyP) for assimilation of CO₂ and formate. Despite decades of research, GCS has not yet been well understood and kinetic data are barely available. This is to a large degree because of the complexity of GCS, which is composed of four proteins (H, T, P, and L) and catalyzes reactions involving different substrates and cofactors. In vitro kinetics of reconstructed microbial multi-enzyme glycine cleavage/synthase system is desired to better implement rGlyP in microorganisms like Escherichia coli for the use of C1 resources. Here, we examined in vitro several factors that may affect the rate of glycine synthesis via the reverse GCS reaction. We found that the ratio of GCS component proteins has a direct influence on the rate of glycine synthesis, namely higher ratios of P protein and especially H protein to T and L proteins are favorable, and the carboxylation reaction catalyzed by P protein is a key step determining the glycine synthesis rate, whereas increasing the ratio of L protein to other GCS proteins does not have significant effect and the ratio of T protein to other GCS proteins should be kept low. The effect of substrate concentrations on glycine synthesis is quite complex, showing interdependence with the ratios of GCS component proteins. Furthermore, adding the reducing agent dithiothreitol to the reaction mixture not only results in great tolerance to high concentration of formaldehyde, but also increases the rate of glycine synthesis, probably due to its functions in activating P protein and taking up the role of L protein in the non-enzymatic reduction of H_ox to H_red. Moreover, the presence of some monovalent and divalent metal ions can have either positive or negative effect on the rate of glycine synthesis, depending on their type and their concentration.     

智能胰岛素递送系统用于糖尿病治疗的研究进展

糖尿病是继癌症和心血管疾病之后危害人类健康的第三大疾病。1型糖尿病或2型糖尿病治疗需要每日注射或持续输注外源性胰岛素,以调节体内血糖达到正常水平。然而目前胰岛素的治疗手段受到低血糖风险的限制。以生物材料为载体构建递送系统可提高胰岛素的生物利用度,减少不良反应的发生。因此,基于智能胰岛素递送系统的研究开发对提高胰岛素给药的可控性是必要的。对近年来胰岛素的不同给药方法进行综述,阐述智能胰岛素递送系统的作用机制,并探讨不同给药方法下智能胰岛素递送系统的研究现状及存在的问题。     

总体国家安全观下合成生物学风险和应对策略研究*

合成生物学是近年来兴起的一门兼材料学、医学和信息学等学科特性的交叉学科,在促进医学进步和科技转化应用的同时,也在总体国家安全内涵中被赋予了特殊的重要地位。如何在新时期应对错综复杂的安全形势和严峻挑战,是世界各国和国际社会所面临的科技治理和生物安全的重要命题。重点介绍合成生物技术相关生物武器威胁、生物恐怖威胁、生物安全国际公约条例、生物安全伦理治理框架,总结近年来合成生物技术领域生物安全风险相关问题,提出合成生物学安全风险应对策略和国家总体安全观下科技发展建议。     

钼靶和超声检查在乳腺癌临床诊断的准确性的比较分析

摘要 目的：比较与分析钼靶和超声检查在乳腺癌临床诊断的准确性。方法：2018年8月到2021年1月选择在本院进行诊治的乳腺肿瘤患者110例作为研究对象,所有患者都给予钼靶和超声检查,记录影像学特征并判断诊断价值。结果：在110例患者中,病理诊断为乳腺良性肿瘤76例、乳腺癌34例。恶性组钼靶的分叶征、钙化、大角征、毛刺征等比例高于良性组,病灶大小也高于良性组(P<0.05)。恶性组超声的形态不规则、边缘不光整、高回声晕、回声衰减、微钙化等比例高于良性组(P<0.05)。钼靶乳腺影像报告及数据系统(Breast imaging report and data system,BI-RADS)判断为乳腺良性肿瘤72例,乳腺癌38例;超声BI-RADS判断为乳腺良性肿瘤75例,乳腺癌35例,钼靶鉴别诊断乳腺癌的敏感性为93.4%,特异性为97.1%,准确性为94.5%;超声鉴别诊断乳腺癌的敏感性为98.7%,特异性为100.0%,准确性为99.1%。多因素logistic回归分析显示病灶大小、分叶征、回声衰减、毛刺征为导致误诊的重要因素(P<0.05)。结论：乳腺癌在钼靶和超声检查中都有明显的征象特征,超声诊断的准确性更高,病灶大小、分叶征、回声衰减、毛刺征为影响诊断效果的很重要因素。     

研究报告：缓激肽上调豚鼠肠道黏膜下神经丛环氧合酶2的表达

目的缓激肽和缓激肽B2受体在肠神经系统中起重要作用。缓激肽通常参与肠道的炎症反应和神经保护,这种作用取决于缓激肽诱导前列腺素的形成。环氧合酶1 (COX1)和环氧合酶2 (COX2)催化花生四烯酸转化为前列腺素。本研究旨在探讨缓激肽刺激对豚鼠肠神经前列腺素E2 (p GE2)释放和COX2表达的影响及信号机制。方法本文通过免疫荧光检测肠神经细胞中COX2与神经细胞标志物Anti-Hu和ch AT的表达;采用PCR及蛋白质印迹(Western blot)检测不同条件下缓激肽刺激对COX2表达的影响;使用缓激肽B1受体的选择性拮抗剂Leu-8和B2受体的选择性拮抗剂HOE-140,研究缓激肽影响COX2表达的信号机制;利用COX2选择性拮抗剂NS398和COX1拮抗剂FR12207,观察COX2在缓激肽诱导p EG2释放的作用。结果 COX2与神经细胞标志物Anti-Hu和ch AT在肠神经细胞上共同表达,缓激肽可通过B2受体诱导肠神经细胞COX2的表达。缓激肽刺激引起的肠神经细胞p GE2的释放与COX2表达升高密切相关。结论缓激肽通过B2R影响肠道黏膜下神经丛COX2的表达,肠道缓激肽...     

我国省域基础设施投入对社会-生态系统脆弱性的影响

基础设施投入对社会经济或生态系统的影响已被广泛讨论,但对社会-生态系统(SES)的作用如何仍不得而知。本研究梳理了基础设施投入对SES脆弱性的影响机理,并在核算省域人均基础设施资本存量及综合评估SES脆弱性的基础上,采用空间自相关与空间计量模型实证分析了我国省域基础设施投入对SES脆弱性的作用。结果表明: 2004—2017年,我国省域人均基础设施投入水平显著提高,且呈北高南低、东西高中间低的空间分布格局;省域SES脆弱性也在不断改善,却表现出由东向西逐步恶化的分布特点;我国省域人均基础设施投入与SES脆弱性具有空间正相关性,存在聚集性分布特征;两者呈倒U型曲线关系,即早期适量基础设施投入会降低SES脆弱性,而过度投入则会导致SES脆弱性逐步增加。本研究揭示了基础设施投入对SES脆弱性的影响机理与动态特点,可为宏观层面统筹协调基础设施建设与SES脆弱性治理提供理论与决策支持。